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Hawaiian Official Who Released Obama's Birth Certificate Dies In CrashLoretta Fuddy was director of Hawaii's Health Department. In 2011, she verified the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate. So-called birthers had questioned where he was born. Fuddy was killed Wednesday in the crash of a small plane off the island of Molokai.Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:09:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/12/12/250461407/hawaiian-official-who-released-obamas-birth-certificate-dies?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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Loretta Fuddy was director of Hawaii's Health Department. In 2011, she verified the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate. So-called birthers had questioned where he was born. Fuddy was killed Wednesday in the crash of a small plane off the island of Molokai.

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]]>Mark MemmottNow They're Even? Romney Gets In 'Birth Certificate' QuipEarlier this month, it was President Obama getting a dig in about Mitt Romney having once put his dog in a crate on top of a car. Today it was Romney making a reference to the "birther" conspiracy.Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:36:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/08/24/159996350/now-theyre-even-romney-gets-in-birth-certificate-quip?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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Earlier this month, it was President Obama getting a dig in about Mitt Romney having once put his dog in a crate on top of a car. Today it was Romney making a reference to the "birther" conspiracy.

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]]>Mark MemmottRomney Seeks Majority, Trump's Birthers Too, But Defies Conventional WisdomVisiting with Donald Trump had a certain logic for Mitt Romney when he was fighting to prove his conservative street cred. But the logic is less clear now that Romney is shifting his campaign to gain support among independents. As George Will suggests, the Trump embrace indeed a curious move.Tue, 29 May 2012 14:39:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/05/29/153924008/romney-seeks-a-majority-birthers-included?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/05/29/153924008/romney-seeks-a-majority-birthers-included?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthersVisiting with Donald Trump had a certain logic for Mitt Romney when he was fighting to prove his conservative street cred. But the logic is less clear now that Romney is shifting his campaign to gain support among independents. As George Will suggests, the Trump embrace indeed a curious move.

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]]>Frank JamesObama Birth Certificate Was Like Kryptonite To BirtherismWhen President Obama decided to make public a copy of his actual birth certificate, some people thought it was a mistake to dignify those on the fringe who doubted he was born in Hawaii. Looks like the president's political instincts were solid, based on a new poll.Thu, 05 May 2011 19:14:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/05/136035343/obama-birth-certificate-was-like-kryptonite-to-birtherism?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/05/136035343/obama-birth-certificate-was-like-kryptonite-to-birtherism?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthersWhen President Obama decided to make public a copy of his actual birth certificate, some people thought it was a mistake to dignify those on the fringe who doubted he was born in Hawaii. Looks like the president's political instincts were solid, based on a new poll.]]>Frank JamesNews Of Bin Laden's Demise Brings Out The 'Deathers'Like the "birthers" who try to raise questions about President Obama's citizenship and the "truthers" who have conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the "deathers" are suspicious about bin Laden's death.Tue, 03 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/05/03/135952205/news-of-bin-ladens-demise-brings-out-the-deathers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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Like the "birthers" who try to raise questions about President Obama's citizenship and the "truthers" who have conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the "deathers" are suspicious about bin Laden's death.

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]]>Mark MemmottObama Avoidance Of Race-Birther Link Consistent With 2008 CampaignPresident Obama and his aides avoided expressing racial grievance during the 2008 campaign. And in dealing with the birther issue, they have continued that approach, leaving it to others to claim that birtherism has a racial and even racist element to it.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:20:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/04/29/135838201/obama-avoidance-of-race-birther-link-consistent-with-2008?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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]]>Frank JamesObama Tries Shaming News Media Into Ignoring BirthersPresident Obama surprised many people Wednesday by releasing a copy of his "long form" birth certificate, his answer once and for all to birthers' charges. It also gave him the chance to assert his focus on real issues like the economy, jobs and gas prices that concern voters and not "silly" ones.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:56:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/04/27/135746871/obama-tries-shaming-news-media-into-ignoring-birthers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/04/27/135746871/obama-tries-shaming-news-media-into-ignoring-birthers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthersPresident Obama surprised many people Wednesday by releasing a copy of his "long form" birth certificate, his answer once and for all to birthers' charges. It also gave him the chance to assert his focus on real issues like the economy, jobs and gas prices that concern voters and not "silly" ones.

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]]>Frank JamesQuestion: Is The 'Birthers' Issue Settled?With this morning's release of President Obama's "long-form" birth certificate, will those who kept asking questions be satisfied?Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:04:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/04/27/135768006/debate-is-the-birthers-issue-settled?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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With this morning's release of President Obama's "long-form" birth certificate, will those who kept asking questions be satisfied?

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]]>Mark MemmottWhite House Releases Obama's Birth Certificate; He Slams 'Carnival Barkers'"We do not have time for this kind of silliness," the president says of the so-called birthers movement that has been questioning — even though officials in Hawaii long ago offered evidence of the president's birth there in 1961 — where he was born.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:04:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/04/27/135765548/obamas-certificate-of-live-birth-released-by-the-white-house?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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"We do not have time for this kind of silliness," the president says of the so-called birthers movement that has been questioning — even though officials in Hawaii long ago offered evidence of the president's birth there in 1961 — where he was born.

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]]>Mark MemmottArizona Becomes First State To Pass Birther BillArizona's became the first state to pass a birther bill. But there's a question as to whether it will pass Constitutional muster. The new bill's supporters said it had nothing to do with Obama.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:56:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/04/15/135438202/arizona-becomes-first-state-to-pass-birther-bill?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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]]>Frank JamesTrump's 'Birth Certificate' Has Sharp Wits Trying To Outmock Each OtherAnd the mockery is bi-partisan after Trump releases what turns out <em>not </em>to be a real birth certificate of his own.Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:25:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/03/29/134949352/trumps-birth-certificate-has-sharp-wits-trying-to-outmock-each-other?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=birthers
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And the mockery is bi-partisan after Trump releases what turns out not to be a real birth certificate of his own.